The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-29


are:.doing good work, but pray, don leave US
often.
Mr.. Jack Frost has let US severely alone
the past week, but there is no knowing when
that obnoxious fellow and Old Borealis will
combine, and render matters interesting
for US again.
8. W. Pierson comes to the front with q
new "ad' this week. He has secured several
important contracts for building, and thinks
"printsrs ink" is indispensable, and we COIN
eide with him.
While in Bottineau last week the writer
met Charley Taylor and Walt. Cairns, both
well known in St. Johns. They are as fat
and jolly as ever, and appear to be prosper
ing.-Rolette Co. Record.
Stoves were put in by the score last week,
and although Old Sol has let his rays shine
brightly and to good effect the past several
days, good freside has at times prov
ed very comfortable institution.
The Detroit baseball team Of the national
league, will win the pennant this year, and
Chicago will undoubtedly take second place.
The games of the league have been watched
with more than usual interest this season.
A few hours work in making fre-breaks
around those stacks and granaries is all that
is necessary to render futile any attempt Of
the flaming fend to reach them. We want
to say little while longer "Dakota forever"
Joe Pinkerton is great on canes. He has
showed us specimen of diamond willow, cut
from spot on Oak Creek, near the old town.
site, which is wonder to behold. Joe says
he likes crooked sticks, and will fashion the
piece into dandy, asthetic looking cane,
some time.
Every good day Of late has been taken up
entirely by our threshing outfits. To the
north, east, west and south the toot of the
engines and the hum of the separator has
been heard. and the busy workers could be
seen pushing matters to the best Of their abil-
tiles and advantages.
Next year we will have grand county
fair, one which will reflect credit upon our
county, and show to the outside world tho
wonderful productiveness Of our soil. The
recent exhibit during the encampment week
proved very fortunate bit Of enterprise, as
it has paved the way for all future exhibitions
of this kind.
One good thing about our recent encamp-
ment is, that many new friends were made
between Rolette county people and ,ur own
folks and the social intercourse thus COM
| menced, will be productive of much future
good, because of the common aim all inhabi-
tants Of the Turtle mountains have in build
ing up their country, until it shall rank fore
most in the territory.
Maj. Lieben departed for his home at
Blunt, Dak., Tuesday morning. The gentle
man made himself somewhat conspicuous
during his visit to our town, in regard to
taking the shoulder-straps off from two of tho
officers of Co. B., but as he is, withal, aharm-
less individual, we join with the majority. of
our people in wishing him good luck in al
future encampments of Dakota militia.
Batesen & Ayres enjoyed the "latest lit
tie act' last Monday afternoon. A huge dog
jumped through one of the lights in the front
window Of their store, and as a matter of
course smashing the pane into a thousand
pieces. This kind Of an exit is hardly ever
put down on the programme by proprietors
Of business houses, and these gentlemen pro-
test against tho same very heartily.
Bottineau has advanced with wonderful
rapidity in assuming metropolitan airs of late,
and we suggest to the young folks that if any
Of them are designing to enter the matrimo-
NAL state soon, that they come to,the PIONEER
Office, and have us print their wedding stat
ionary. True, this is rather outspoken, but
nevertheless, we can de anything in this line,
and in as good q style and manner, as can be
done anywhere outside Of our town. Remem-
Der this, ye aspiring young man, and beauti-
full maiden. ~:
It is sometimes amusing to watch people
Of different nationalities meet. The writer
had the occasion to see . Pole, German, q !
Norwegian and Frenchman meet one day |
this week, and being recently from the old
country, they were all dressed differently,
and presented an interesting and comical
sight. They appeared to s'size up'' the sit.
uation themselves as somewhat ludicrous,
and the volley Of gesticulations and gibberish
which was poured forth was sight worth
seeing and hearing. "
We overheard a highly estimabls lady Of
our acquaintances in Bottineau, recently re-
mark to another lady, that she did not dare
70 say anything before or to 70 local man,
for fear che would put it into the paper"
This ID not the first time ws have been 10
sstirized. Kind lady, it is hard to have you
create the impression that We are not in our
right mind. What can We do TO- savs our
self! In the words Of Pope, the poet: "rll
do Whist Meade and Chesseldon advise. to
save these limbs and to preserve these eyes,"
Among our big vegetables exhibited during |
encampment week were pumpkins weighing
from 40 to SO pounds; onions which weighed
= pound spices; potatoes by the bushel,
which averaged from two to four pounds
apiece. wheat which run 40 bushels TO the